Tiger337

Playing six years of college ball is unusual. Is that due to a Covid waiver?

yeah, the best line-up for a given team depends upon the make-up of that team, The Tango line-up won't necessarily work for every team. It is what works for the average team. What I am pushing back against is the idea that the best hitter should bat third. That might work a given team, but it is not the best idea on average.

The best hitter bats second because it maximizes his run production and gets him more at bats than if he batted 3rd or 4th. The lead off hitter should get on base a lot. Best home run hitter who isn't their best hitter bats fourth. That part hasn't changed much. A lot of today's lineup is matchups though, so it depends on who is pitching like you said.

or second baseman. The left fielder batted third. He had the highest batting average and a lot of doubles. The clean-up hitter was the big slow slugging first baseman.

I loved Leyland. He was a character and also knew what he was doing. Plus, the players loved him. The Tigers were behind the curve in analytics during that era, but Leyland was a good manager.

The game isn't, but many of the game decisions are.

Not making a point here. I just like the picture.

And the leadoff hitter is the speedy centerfielder with a lot of stolen bases.

He batting in a good RBI spot.

It's an important spot in the order, but the #2 spot is more important. The idea that the best hitter should bat 3rd is just an old fisherman's tale.

He primarily batted 4th last year (88 games), which is the best RBI position, although not the best run poroduction position. He led the league in most RBI and runs mostly because he was their best hitter and played the most games.

I think you didn't read my post.

The best spot for overall run production is the #2 spot. By run production, I mean being involved in run scoring, either by runs scored, RBI or getting a hit that puts a runner (who eventually scores) into scoring position .

LOL, he deliberately misled people for profit. He is probably getting ready for a presidential run.